The C. Everett Koop Papers

Title:

Address Presented to the National Coalition on Television Violence, Washington, DC

Description:

Warning that "violence in American public and private life has indeed assumed the proportions of an epidemic," Koop
sought to treat violence as a problem of public health, not just one of law, criminology, or psychology. He wanted to apply
epidemiological methods to the study of the causes and propagation of violence, an approach first pursued by U.S. Surgeon
General Jesse Steinfeld in 1969. Following Steinfeld, Koop proposed that one widespread cause of violence was violent images
on television and in other media.

Number of Image Pages:

23 (1,301,658 Bytes)

Date:

1983-10-06 (October 6, 1983)

Creator:

Koop, C. Everett

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):

Violence

Domestic Violence

Television

Behavior

Exhibit Category:

Reproduction and Family Health

Relation:

"Address Presented to the National Coalition on Television Violence, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence] (2003)